Structure for secure containment of information

Abstract

A structure for secure containment of information (SSCI) that is in the form of a laminate which includes at least two layers. The laminate is constructed to contain information such as a code, serial number, informational feature, encryption key or personal identification number (PIN). The information is located between the layer of the laminate such that the code, serial number, informational feature, encryption key, or PIN is not detectable from outside the laminate. The SSCI is configured to provide access and expose the code, serial number, informational feature, encryption key, or PIN by delaminating at least one layer, thereby indicating that tampering has occurred to the laminate. The SSCI can also function as a public key or private key for a blockchain, to provide access to a physical lock or to provide account access to claim financial value.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information, comprising:
 delaminating two layers of a plurality of layers of a laminate to expose secure data disposed between the two layers of the laminate while causing irreversible damage to one or more layers of the plurality of layers on one or both sides of the information, wherein the secure data is not visible or detectable from outside the laminate prior to delamination. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the plurality of layers comprise a first metallic layer and a second metallic layer; and 
 the information is disposed between the first metallic layer and the second metallic layer. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the irreversible damage comprises at least one anti-counterfeiting feature being broken. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the irreversible damage comprises one or more items selected from the group consisting of: turning a metal layer into flakes, turning a metal layer into powder, folding or creasing the laminate, breaking of one or more print layers, breaking of one or more security threads, oxidation of one or more layers of the laminate, separation of one or more print layers into distinct surfaces, intentional tearing of one or more layers of the laminate, a color change of an adhesive, and a de-metallization of a hologram. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 1 , wherein:
 at least some of the plurality of layers of the laminate comprise one or more materials selected from the group consisting of: plastic, metal, glass, ceramic, paper, and sheets of fibrous material. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the secure data comprises at least one item selected from the group consisting of: a code, a serial number, an information feature, an encryption key, and a personal identification number (PIN). 
 
     
     
       7. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the secure data comprises a pattern incorporated into at least one of the two layers. 
 
     
     
       8. A method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information, comprising:
 delaminating two layers of a plurality of layers of a laminate to expose secure data embedded between the two layers of the laminate while triggering one or more anti-tampering features of the laminate, wherein the secure data is not visible or detectable from outside the laminate prior to delamination. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the one or more anti-tampering features permanently indicate that the laminate has been delaminated. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 8 , wherein:
 at least one layer of the plurality of layers of the laminate comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of: a pattern of electrically charged material with the pattern exhibiting at least a portion of the secure data, a pattern of chemically altered material with the pattern exhibiting at least a portion of the secure data, the secure data displayed as at least two visible colors. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the plurality of layers of the laminate comprise a blocking layer that restricts radiation and other interrogation methods, a decoy layer that contains patterns that do not exhibit the information, or both a blocking layer and a decoy layer. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 8 , wherein:
 at least one layer of the plurality of layers of the laminate comprises at least a portion of the secure data instantiated by magnetic domains. 
 
     
     
       13. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 8 , wherein:
 delaminating the two layers causes irreversible damage to at least one metallic layer of the laminate. 
 
     
     
       14. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 8 , wherein:
 at least one of the one or more anti-tampering features comprises irreversible damage to at least one of the plurality of layers of the laminate. 
 
     
     
       15. A method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information, comprising:
 delaminating two layers of a plurality of layers of a laminate to expose secure data embedded between the two layers of the laminate while triggering one or more anti-tampering features of the laminate, wherein:
 the secure data is disposed between at least two metallic layers of the laminate; and 
 the secure data is not visible or detectable from outside the laminate prior to delamination. 
 
 
     
     
       16. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the two layers are the at least two metallic layers of the laminate. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the secure data is displayed as at least two visible colors. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the at least two visible colors comprise colored materials that have similar chemical structures. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 17 , wherein:
 a first colored material of a first visible color of the at least two visible colors laterally surrounds a second colored material of a second visible color of the at least two visible colors. 
 
     
     
       20. The method of accessing secure data within a structure for secure containment of information of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the laminate comprises a first plastic layer, a first of the at least two metallic layers, a patterned adhesive layer, a second of the at least two metallic layers, and a second plastic layer.